Student, Parent and Staff Satisfaction 

Students

Each of our home classes elected two student representatives per semester to represent their class on our Student Representative Council (SRC). Our senior class elected four students for the entire year to assist in leadership across the school. This group met twice a term to discuss suggestions for improvement around the school and ways to support others through fundraising opportunities such as casual days.

Students were surveyed for feedback about their experience of remote learning to inform future decisions in this area.

Parents

While there were more limited opportunities for parent involvement compared to most years, our parents and caregivers were encouraged to dialogue with staff and leadership through our Sentral Parent Portal, email, phone calls and specific events such as Parent Information Nights, Learning Journeys, Parent Teacher Interviews and Parent Workshops.

Our Parents and Friends group has continued to be active in supporting the school and providing feedback from parents' perspective.

Following our time of remote learning, feedback was requested through a parent survey to assist staff to plan for improvements in future remote learning delivery.

Parents were invited to participate in the Christian Schools Australia Community Profile Survey in 2021. 40 % of our families responded with some of the relevant findings listed below.

Most frequently used words to describe the general 'feel' of Pilgrim School:

• Christ-centred 73% 
• Supportive 50% 
• Nurturing 48% 

Percentage of families who rated their experiences at Pilgrim School with the following factors as ’extremely satisfied' or 'very satisfied' 

• Accessibility in relation to where you live 89% 
• Quality of teaching 84% 
• Character formation programs 83% 
• Christian studies program 80%
• Pastoral care & support programs 80%
• Uniform & dress code 79% 
• Safety & supportiveness 79% 
• Quality of relationships with other students 77% 
• Quality of academic performance 76%

Staff

In 2021, all staff participated in focus group discussions considering Pilgrim School's values and Strategic Plan intents. Staff also participated in the Enterprise Agreement process and were provided with multiple channels for feedback about learning and wellbeing programs.